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From: aseychell@vet.com.au (Adam Seychell)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design
Subject: Re: Etch resist Ink with Ink Jet printer Direct on PCB ?
Date: 10 Sep 2002 21:37:26 -0700
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"Coolkits" wrote in message news:<3d7e5e13$0$34798$e4fe514c@dreader3.news.xs4all.nl>...
> Has anyone every tried putting Etch resist Ink in a BubbleJet or InkJet
> printer and printing a PCB design directy onto the copper side of a PCB.
> In this way one could skip the UV lighting and developing stage. I've seen
> that some Epson printers can print directy onto thick hard materials, but
> thats only been used to print directly onto CD's.
>
> Has anybody tried this ? would normal ink work or should a special ink be
> made ?
>
> Greezt,
Considering inkjet inks are water soluble and etching solutions
contain water I don't think you will have much luck with standard
inks. The only possibility I can see is an aqueous UV curable ink.
http://www.radtech.org/mar_apr01_p_22.pdf
Let us know of your findigns.
Adam